Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-02 (Friday)
What a day is suitable for follows from its stems and branches, its day officer and the spirits attending it, so no two days read alike. What is shown here is the traditional calculation, nothing more.
Lunar date and pillars
- Lunar date: Lunar month 11, day 14
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 戊子 · 丙子
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Golden Chest · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Ghost · Inauspicious
Suitable
Build livestock pen, Train cattle/horses
Unsuitable
Move in, Relocation, Live apart, Build stove, Move stove fire, Install incense, Break ground, Marriage, Dig well, House cleaning, Build bridge
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Void, Official Day, Respectful Peace, Golden Chest, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Touch Water Dragon
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Worship |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Travel, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, 求财, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |